39 years of independent expertise in European social policy
Bart Vanhercke
Director
Bart Vanhercke, PhD in Social Science, is the Director (since March 2010), as well as a Senior Researcher (since February 2006), at the Brussels-based European Social Observatory. He is therefore in charge of the broad research strategy, the day-to-day management of the team and regular interns, of overseeing the projects, budget, tendering and communication strategy. His current research focuses on the European Pillar of Social Rights and the social dimension of the new European economic governance, topics on which he also works as an associate academic staff member (since 2016) at the Research Institute for Work and Society (HIVA) as well as (since 2008) at the Centre for Sociological Research (CESO), University of Leuven.
His earlier research dealt with the Europeanization of domestic social inclusion, health care and pension policies through different EU policy instruments (law, governance and funding), and the social challenges of EMU and EU enlargement. In March 2016 he obtained his PhD (cum laude) at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) of the University of Amsterdam. Bart Vanhercke was appointed, for the academic year 2013-2014, Associate Professor at the Institute for European Studies of Saint-Louis University (FUSL). He was appointed Policy Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA Berlin) in November 2015. He is the author of around 130 articles, book chapters, edited volumes and reports.
Publications
2023
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Vanhercke B., Sabato S. and Spasova S. (eds.)
Brussels, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), 180 p.
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Vanhercke B., Sabato S. and Spasova S.
in Vanhercke B., Sabato S. and Spasova S. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2022, Policymaking in a permacrisis, Brussels: ETUI and OSE, pp. 137-155.
2022
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Vanhercke B. and Pochet P.
in Graziano, P. and Tosun, J. (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of European Union Public Policy, Chapter 47. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2022, pp. 454–463.
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Vanhercke B. and Sabato S.
OSE Paper Series, Opinion Paper No. 29, Brussels: European Social Observatory, 2022, 12 p.
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Spasova S., Ghailani D., Sabato S. and Vanhercke B.
ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute, Working paper 2022.10, April 2022, Brussels
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Sabato S. with Vanhercke B. and Guio A.C.
ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute, WP 2002.09, 10 Mars 2022, Brussels, 59p.
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Bart Vanhercke and Amy Verdun
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Vanhercke B. and Spasova S.
in Vanhercke B. and Spasova S. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2021, Brussels: ETUI and OSE, pp. 145-170.
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Verdun A. and Vanhercke B.
in Vanhercke B. and Spasova S. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2021, Brussels: ETUI and OSE, pp. 103-124.
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Vanhercke B. and Spasova S. (eds.)
Brussels, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), 194 p.
2021
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Vanhercke B. and Verdun A.
Social Europe, Recovery and resilience series, 14 December
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Vanhercke B. and Verdun A.
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 60, Issue 1, January
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Spasova S., Sabato S. Ghailani D., Fronteddu B. et Vanhercke B.
Cahier FEC, Bruxelles : Formation Education Culture, 60 p.
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Spasova S., Ghailani D., Sabato S. and Vanhercke B. (Eds.)
Brussels, ETUI, 117p, 2021
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Sabato S., Mandelli M. and Vanhercke B.
Madrid: EUROsociAL Programme, EUROsociAL Collection No 24, 63p.
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Vanhercke B. and Verdun A., with Atanasova A., Spasova S. and Thomson M.
Working Paper 2021.13, Brussels, ETUI, 48 p.
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Spasova S., Ghailani D., Sabato S., Coster S., Fronteddu B. and Vanhercke B.
Brussels, ETUI and OSE, 51 p.
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Vanhercke B., Spasova S. and Fronteddu B. (eds.)
European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), Brussels, 2021, 220 p.
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Vanhercke B., Spasova S. and Fronteddu B.
in Vanhercke B., Spasova S. and Fronteddu B. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2020, Brussels: ETUI and OSE, pp. 155 - 184.
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Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
Old age care, in Fischer G. and Strauss R. (Eds), Oxford University Press, pp. 428-451.
2020
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Vanhercke B., Ghailani D. and Spasova S. with Pochet P. (eds.)
European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), 230 p. Brussels, 2020
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Spasova S., Bouget D., Belletti C. and Vanhercke B.
ETUI Policy Brief N°4/2020, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute, April, 9p.
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Vanhercke B.
in Vanhercke B., Ghailani D. and Spasova S. with Pochet P. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union 1999-2019: the long and winding road, Brussels, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), pp 99-123.
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Vanhercke B., Spasova S., Ghailani D. and Pochet P.
in Vanhercke B., Ghailani D. and Spasova S. with Pochet P. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union 1999-2019: the long and winding road, Brussels, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), pp. 183-202.
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Fronteddu B. and Bouget D.
in Vanhercke B., Spasova S. Ghailani D. and Pochet P. (eds.), Social policy in the European Union 1999-2019, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute and European Social Observatory, pp. 203-224.
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Stevenson H., Hagger-Vaughan L., Milner A., Vanhercke B., Belletti C. and Pond R.
EFISTU Final Report. Brussels: European Public Service Union (EPSU), 29 p.
2019
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Belletti C., Sabato S. and Vanhercke B. (2019)
Public service trade unions: effective intervention in the European Semester (EFISTU) Brussels: European Public Service Union (EPSU), 32 p.
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Sabato S., Vanhercke B. and Corti F.
Social Europe, 17 July 2019
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Spasova S., Bouget D., Ghailani D., Vanhercke B.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (27) 2, June 2019, pp. 157-175
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Peña-Casas R., Ghailani D., Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission
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Corti F., Sabato S. and Vanhercke B.
EuVisions, 3 May 2019.
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Baeten R., Spasova S. en Vanhercke B. (2019)
In: Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Sociale Zekerheid, n° 1/2019, pp.199-219.
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Sabato S., Corti F., Vanhercke B.and Spasova S. (2019)
Brussels: European Economic and Social Committee, 78 p.
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Baeten, R., Spasova, S. en Vanhercke, B. (2019)
in: Coene et al., Armoede en sociale uitsluiting, Jaarboek 2019. 28th edition, Acco Leuven/Den Haag, pp. 181-202.
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Spasova S., Louvaris F., Ch. and Vanhercke B.
in Costa Cabral, N. and Cunha Rodrigues, N. (2019), In book: The Future of Pension Plans in the EU Internal Market, pp.283-310
2018
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Vanhercke B., Ghailani D. and Sabato S. (eds.)
Brussels: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), 196p.
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Vanhercke B., Sabato S. and Ghailani D.
in Vanhercke B., Ghailani D. and Sabato S. (eds.), Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2018, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), pp.153-172.
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Baeten R., Spasova S., Vanhercke B. and Coster S.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission
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Spasova S., Baeten R. and Vanhercke B.
Eurohealth Vol.24 No.4 2018, Brussels: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, pp. 7-12.
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Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
ETUI Policy Brief N° 12/2018, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute, 7 p.
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Spasova S., Baeten R., Coster S., Ghailani D., Peña-Casas R. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission.
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Sabato S., Ghailani D., Peña-Casas R., Spasova S., Corti, F. and Vanhercke B.
Brussels: European Economic and Social Committee, 45 p.
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Natali D. and Pavolini E. with Vanhercke B.
in Natali D., Pavolini E. with Vanhercke B. (Eds), Occupational Welfare in Europe: Risks, opportunities and social partner involvement, European Trade Union Institute – European Social Observatory, Brussels, 2018, pp. 239-257.
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Natali D., Pavolini E. with Vanhercke B. (Eds)
European Trade Union Institute – European Social Observatory, Brussels, 2018, 267 p.
2017
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Eighteenth annual report
Bart Vanhercke, Sebastiano Sabato and Denis Bouget (Ed.)ETUI, OSE, Brussels, 2017, 237p.
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Vanhercke B., Sebastiano S. and Bouget D.
in Vanhercke B. ; Sebastiano S and Bouget D. (eds.), Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2017, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute and European Social Observatory, pp. 201-214.
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Zeitlin J. & Vanhercke B.
Journal of European Public Policy, Published online: 30 August 2017
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Spasova S., Bouget D., Ghailani D. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 2017, 100p.
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Spasova S., Bouget D, Ghailani D. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 100p.
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Sabato S. and Vanhercke B. with Spasova S.
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.35, March 2017, 46p.
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Sabato S., Vanhercke B. and Verschraegen G.
Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research
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Sabato S. and Vanhercke B. with Spasova S.
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.35, March 2017, 46p.
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Natali D., Sabato S. and Mapelli L. with Vanhercke B.
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.33, January 2017, 31p.
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Bart Vanhercke, Sebastiano Sabato and Denis Bouget (eds.)
ETUI, OSE, Brussels, 237p.
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in Vanhercke B., Sebastiano S. and Bouget D. (eds.)
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in Vanhercke B., Sebastiano S. and Bouget D. (eds.)
2016
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Spasova S., Bouget D. and Vanhercke B.
Background report for the Social Protection Committee’s In-depth Review on sickness benefits (17 October 2016)
European Social Protection Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 42 p. -
Natali D., Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Protection Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 52 p.
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Bouget D., Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Protection Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission
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Baeten R. and Vanhercke B.
Comparative European Politics, 21 March 2016; doi: 10.1057/cep.2016.10
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Vanhercke B.
Doctoral thesis, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), University of Amsterdam
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in Vanhercke B., Natali D. and Bouget D. (eds.)
Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2016, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute and European Social Observatory, pp. 93-130.
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Vanhercke B., Nicaise I. and Schepers W.
De Gids op Maatschappelijk Gebied, Maart, Jrg. 107 (2016) 3, pp. 22-28.
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Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
Review of the edited volume, by Delteil V. and Kirov N. (Eds.), Employment and economy in Central and Eastern Europe, Special Issue No. 1/2016, 5p.
2015
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Sabato S., Vanhercke B. and Verschraegen G.
ImPRovE Working Paper No.15/21, 2015, 64p.
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Marlier E. et Vanhercke B.
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Marlier E. et Vanhercke B.
Radio Télévision belge francophone (RTBF)
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Bouget D., Frazer H., Marlier E., Sabato S. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Protection Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 2015
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In Natali D. and Vanhercke B. (Eds.)
Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2015, ETUI, OSE, Brussels, pp. 247-263.
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Bouget D., Frazer H., Marlier E., Peña-Casas R. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 2015, 52 p.
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Socializing the European Semester? Economic Governance and Social Policy Coordination in Europe 2020
Zeitlin J. and Vanhercke B.
Report prepared for the Swedish Institute of European Studies (SIEPS), 2015
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In Natali D. and Vanhercke B. (Eds.)
Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2015, ETUI, OSE, Brussels, pp. 13-31.
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Zeitlin J. and Vanhercke B.
Biblioteca della libertà, 212, 2015, pp. 19-43.
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In Natali D. and Vanhercke B. (Eds.)
Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2015, ETUI, OSE, Brussels, pp. 65-95.
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Vandenbroucke F., Davignon E., Andor L., Atkinson T., Barca F., Berès P. et al. (2015)
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David Natali and Bart Vanhercke (eds.)
ETUI, OSE, Brussels, 2015, 297p.
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Ghailani D. et Ponce del Castillo A.
In Natali D. et Vanhercke B. (dir.) Bilan social de l'Union européenne 2015, Bruxelles, ETUI et OSE, pp. 241-272.
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Ghailani D. with Vanhercke B.
Study for the LIBE Committee, Policy Department C (Citizens’ Rights and constitutional affairs), DG Internal Policies, European Parliament, PE510.015, 2015, 75p.
2014
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van Gerven M., Vanhercke B. & Gürocak S.
Journal of European Public Policy, Volume 21, Issue 4
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Sabato S. and Vanhercke B.
Working Paper 2014.09, Brussels, European Trade Union Institute, 35p.
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Vanhercke B.
in Barcevičius E., Weishaupt T. and Zeitlin J., Assessing the Open Method of Coordination: Institutional Design and National Influence of EU Social Policy Coordination, Palgrave.
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Vandenbroucke F. with Vanhercke B.
Background report for the Friends of Europe High-Level Group on 'Social Union'
Brussels: Friends of Europe, 2014, 158 p. -
Vandenbroucke F., Vanhercke B. and Morley J. (2014)
in Natali D. (Ed), Social developments in the European Union 2013, ETUI, OSE, Brussels, 2014, pp. 85-113.
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OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.15, October 2014, 65p.
2013
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in: Dierckx D., Coene J., Van Haarlem A., Raeymaeckers P., Armoede en Sociale Uitsluiting, Jaarboek 2013, Leuven/Den Haag: Acco.
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David Natali and Bart Vanhercke (Dir.)
ETUI, OSE, Brussels, 2013, 299p. -
In Natali D. and Vanhercke B. (Eds.), Social developments in the European Union 2012, ETUI, OSE, Brussels, pp. 11-29.
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Lelie P. and Vanhercke B.
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.10, February 2013, 61p.
2012
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Natali, D. and Vanhercke, B. (Eds.) (2012)
ETUI, OSE, Brussels, 285 p.
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Vanhercke B. ; Peña-Casas R. et Paillet M.
OSE Paper Series, Opinion Paper No. 12, November 2012, 11p.
2010
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Baeten R. ; Vanhercke B. and Coucheir M.
OSE Paper Series, Research paper No. 3, July 2010.
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Frazer H. and Marlier E. with Natali D., Van Dam R. and Vanhercke B.
In Marlier E. and Natali D. (eds.) with Van Dam R., Europe 2020: Towards a More Social EU?, Brussels, Peter Lang, pp. 15-44.
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Vanhercke B.
In Marlier E. and Natali D. (eds.) with Van Dam R., Europe 2020: Towards a More Social EU?, Brussels, Peter Lang, pp. 115-142.
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